Red makeup against the world

Chapter 399 Tailoring
However, although the person involved in this matter has some relationship with Xu Wanzhen, they are too far away from her.

What she is more concerned about now is Tu Fangyan's marriage, which is just around the corner.

Picking up the scissors, she cut off the last line of thread, and asked Sangzi to pick up the sewn summer shirt. Xu Wanzhen looked at it back and forth, and then nodded in satisfaction.

Madam Zheng came over with a bowl of lotus seed soup, and said with a smile, "Miss's female popularity is getting better and better."

Before Xu Wanzhen crossed over, the original owner was good at needlework.

The Xu family, the richest silk man in the south of the Yangtze River, spent a lot of thought on raising the female celebrity who was the eldest daughter.The female celebrity she learned is not only as simple as drawing flowers, embroidering flowers, and tying a net, but also tailoring clothes, knowing fabrics, making shoes, etc., are all real skills.

Occasionally, Xu Wanzhen would come up with an idea that if the Xu family were defeated, she would be able to earn a place for herself just by relying on her female celebrity skills.Perhaps, this is not the intention of grandma.

Here, the most important thing for women is not to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but female celebrity and cooking.With these two things by your side, no matter what kind of family you marry, you can at least be invincible.

With such a good foundation and a ready-made needlework master, Xu Wan really learned this female celebrity seriously.Now her craftsmanship far exceeds that of boudoir girls of the same age.

This kind of tailoring is not enough based on comprehension alone, and it needs countless times of practice.Up to now, she has been able to cut clothes into shape with one scissors down.

This summer shirt was specially made for her grandmother, and she chose a rich and decent tourmaline color.

The clothing material is newly produced in Suzhou this year. It feels soft and comfortable to the touch. It is woven with silk mixed with gold thread.With the ups and downs of the fabric, the soft golden light is vaguely reflected in the sun, which is especially suitable for the rich and the elderly.

Xu Wanzhen fell in love with this material as soon as she saw it, and she decided to pester Mrs. Xu to measure it for her.

Mrs. Xu originally thought that her housekeeper was hard-working, and making clothes was a time-consuming and meticulous job, so she said to let the sewing room do it.But Xu Wanzhen didn't agree, she had practiced this tailoring countless times, but she had never done it seriously, so she couldn't stand it for a while.

Unable to be entangled by her, Mrs. Xu nodded her head, and said: "I don't wait to wear it, you can take it slowly and don't worry."

Xu Wanzhen grinned, and said: "It seems that the summer solstice is about to come, don't worry about granddaughter, it will be the beginning of autumn when it's done."

Mrs. Xu laughed and scolded her, but she saluted quickly and went down with the size.

Seeing the semi-finished product in her hand at this time, Xu Wan was really satisfied.Seeing Madam Zheng coming, she said with a smile, "Mama, let's see, what kind of piping is good for this color match?"

The cloth already had textures and was woven with gold thread, so the embroidery on it couldn't be any more complicated.Xu Wanzhen planned to embroider a circle of swastika pattern along the neckline, and then embroider a pair of cranes on the hem. These are auspicious patterns commonly used by old people.

It's just that she couldn't make up her mind about what color silk thread should be used for the piping of the hem of the clothes.

Madam Zheng served her a drink of lotus seed soup, and after hearing what she said, she picked up a moon-white silk thread, gesticulated on the dress, and said, "Miss, why don't you try this."

Xu Wanzhen's eyes lit up, why didn't she think of this color?
I always think that it is the clothes worn by my grandmother, and the colors are all chosen for the rich and calm.The tourmaline color and the moon white color are already outstanding, and the embroidery pattern of the Songhe originally has white color, so that the colors can echo.Even if it is clothes for the elderly, it will not feel weird.

She happily turned around and solved this difficult problem, which was the same as her joy in overcoming a very difficult piano piece in her previous life.

Seeing her so happy, Madam Zheng thought to herself, the young lady in front of her is finally a bit childish, and it is rare to see her like this.

It may be that a child without a mother will be forced to grow up quickly, not to mention how many things have happened to the Xu family since the old year!From the bottom of my heart, I felt more pity for Xu Wanzhen.

After deciding on the embroidery pattern, Xu Wanzhen told Sangzi to pack up the clothes first. She had to carefully draw the pattern of the Songhe before she could start to embroider.

It took an hour before she put down the paintbrush in her hand and nodded in satisfaction.Rubbing the sore neck that had been stiff for too long, let Qingluo put away the flowers.Something flashed in her mind, she asked: "Second son of the He family, has he returned to Songzhou?"

Sang Zi knew that she had Tu Fangyan in her heart, so she had already inquired about her affairs clearly, and said, "Yes, miss. A few days ago, the He family had carried the betrothal gift to the Tu family in Gong'an Square, and the engagement was officially made. gone."

Being hired means that the dust has settled, Xu Wanzhen smiled slightly.There are still five days until June [-]th. I will ask my elder brother to go over tomorrow to see if there is anything that needs help.

……

It was night, the lights were on, and the shops on the street were closed.The lights reflected on the bluestone-paved street, only a few people came home at night, and occasionally a stray cat ran past, making it look even more deserted.

However, this kind of desertedness naturally does not belong to Ningxianglou.

Wang Miaoyan came here with the prince, seeing those prostitutes snuggling in the arms of the men and making fun of them, he felt uncomfortable all over.

Fortunately, the crown prince recruited the girl with the red card in this building to come in, drink and laugh with the two generals, and did not humiliate her.Here, Wang Miaoyan could only wish to hide herself deeply, to avoid those curious eyes that inadvertently passed over her.

These prostitutes are quite curious about her identity, they have stayed in the brothel for a long time, and have never seen any customers.It was the young lady who disguised herself as a man who came to see the brothel out of curiosity, and they had seen it before.

I have never seen alone, this visits the brothel, and brings his own female relatives with him.

Having experienced in this brothel for a long time, how vicious are their eyes?It was obvious at a glance that she was no longer a virgin.However, if it was the prince's concubine, why would she bring her to this brothel?

Not to mention that they couldn't figure it out, Wang Miaoyan herself was also very confused, but she couldn't understand the prince's actions.

However, she knew that this time might be her only chance.Standing silently behind the prince, they had a panoramic view of their own conversations and expressions.

The prince did not introduce the identities of the two generals to her.She has no name and no distinction, she is just a plaything, how can she be introduced to the two commanders who hold the military power of the Gyeonggi camp?

Wang Miaoyan couldn't understand their conversation either.However, she tried her best to listen carefully, wrote down everything they said, pondered over and over in her heart, and finally understood the identities of the prince's banquet with these two people today.

During this meal of flowers and wine, everyone knew that nothing serious would be discussed.

Wei Ming has a bold personality, Lu Dahai has a clear mind, and the prince wants to make friends, so Master Du flatters him without any trace.Several people listened to the sound of silk and bamboo, with the beauty in their arms, and after a meal of wine, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

　Thanks to "Bai Xiong Fang" for the reward \(^o^)/
　　
　
(End of this chapter)